In looking at the two weakest positions on the 2018 team coming out of spring practice – the OL and Cornerback – I’ve made it clear that I think that while the team is not in any position to compete for titles it’s reasonable for a fan to expect improvement […]
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The 5 ‘Musts’ For Tennessee Football To Succeed in 2018
Most of us are realists who realize that six wins in 2018 is going to be a chore. That doesn’t mean we’re going to be satisfied with it or even give coach Jeremy Pruitt a pass if he coaches the Vols to it, because no matter how much the […]
Post-Spring, 2018 Heavily Dependent on “Ifs” at Two Key Positions, Part II
Coming out of the spring, the 2018 Tennessee football team looks like it certainly has some talent on the roster, but depth at most positions and overall attitude (expecting to win, being willing to compete on every snap, etc.) are the biggest issues. So in late April when evaluating the […]
What to Watch For: Tennessee’s 2018 Orange & White Game on Saturday
With temperatures expected to be beautiful under sunny skies and a lot of top-notch recruits heading to Knoxville to enjoy the festivities, the biggest focus needs to be on Shields-Watkins Field. The top recruits aren’t going to head to Rocky Top without marked improvement on the field. The Vols […]
Tennessee Recruiting Efforts Show Commitment to More Beef
This past week might be more indicative of what we should expect from the Jeremy Pruitt regime, as the relationships he’s taken time to build manifested itself in a flurry of commitments. One common theme throughout most of these new pledges is that they’re bigger than the players currently on […]
Tennessee Spring Has Sprung: 5 Intriguing Vols Storylines to Watch
The Jeremy Pruitt era officially began Tuesday as the Tennessee Volunteers took to the practice field for the first of 15 spring practices. Coming off the program’s worst year in history and a winless slate in the SEC, hope is all we have. Hope of improvement. Hope of development and […]
Tennessee Gets Michigan State Transfer Running Back Madre London
Tennessee needs immediate-impact playmakers all over the field, and that’s why the Volunteers are such an attractive option for graduate transfers. A week after getting Stanford quarterback Keller Chryst, UT added another player who figures to get important touches on Sunday night when Michigan State senior transfer Madre London […]
Tennessee Basketball Nets No. 3 Seed in South Region; Starts NCAA Tournament Against Wright State in Dallas
Beat Kentucky on Sunday, and Tennessee could have stared down a No. 2 seed, and the Vols were hoping they’d be getting it in their back yard in Nashville. Instead, following a 77-72 loss to Kentucky in the SEC Tournament Final, UT had to settle for what could wind […]
National Signing Day 2018: Hard Dose of Reality for Vols Coach Jeremy Pruitt
Hey, listen: Let’s just call National Signing Day 2018 what it was, independent of passing judgment on any of the kids who signed to be Tennessee Volunteers and without heaping criticism on new UT coach Jeremy Pruitt. Today was an awful ending to a good recruiting class. Yes, the Vols […]
The Jeremy Pruitt Project: Lessons Learned Heading into National Signing Day
As we wind down below a week until National Signing Day, this is the most clueless I’ve ever been on how Tennessee is going to finish its 2018 recruiting class. There are so many names on the board, and while the recent rumor mill hasn’t been very kind to the […]